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ArticleCancer biology & therapy2018

Abscopal effect of radiation on bone metastases of breast cancer: A case report.

Henry Wc Leung, Shyh-Yau Wang, Huang Jin-Jhih, Agnes Lf Chan

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Article in Cancer biology & therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Henry Wc Leunga Department of Radiation Oncology , An-Nan Hospital, China Medical University , No. 66, Sec. 2, Changhe Rd., Annan Dist., Tainan , Taiwan.
Shyh-Yau Wangb Department of Radiology , An Nan Hospital, China Medical University , No. 66, Sec. 2, Changhe Rd., Annan Dist., Tainan , Taiwan.
Huang Jin-Jhiha Department of Radiation Oncology , An-Nan Hospital, China Medical University , No. 66, Sec. 2, Changhe Rd., Annan Dist., Tainan , Taiwan.
Agnes Lf Chanc Department of Pharmacy , An Nan Hospital, China Medical University , No. 66, Sec. 2, Changhe Rd., Annan Dist., Tainan , Taiwan.
China Medical University · TWAn-Nan Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The abscopal effect is defined as the clearance of distant tumors after applying localized irradiation to a particular tumor site. It has been proposed that a mechanism for the abscopal effect might be the activation of the immune system, which leads to immunogenic tumor cell death. Here, we describe a woman with advanced breast cancer that received modified ablative radiation therapy that targeted her primary breast tumor. She experienced an apparent regression of metastatic mass in the thoracic spine. This case supported the hypothesis that the abscopal effect might be attributable to an activation of the systemic immune response.

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Ablation TechniquesAgedBiomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsBreastBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastDose Fractionation, RadiationFemaleHumansTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeBiomarkers, TumorAbscopal effectbone metastasesbreast cancer spontaneous regressionradiotherapy

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PMID29281479
PMCPMC5790351
OpenAlexW2780311783

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